The cards Question What is food security? Tap to flip Answer When people at all times have access to enough safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. Question What is food insecurity? Tap to flip Answer Being without reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food. Question What is a famine? Tap to flip Answer A widespread, serious shortage of food which, in the worst cases, leads to starvation and death. Question What is undernutrition? Tap to flip Answer When people do not take in enough nutrients to meet their needs for energy and growth, or to keep a healthy immune system. Question In geography, what does an area of food surplus indicate: food security or food insecurity? Tap to flip Answer Food security (an area of food deficit indicates food insecurity). Question Give one impact of food insecurity. Tap to flip Answer E.g. famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices or social unrest. Question True or false: most people around the world are food insecure. Tap to flip Answer False. Most people experience food security; food insecurity affects a minority of the world's population. Question What is a drought? Tap to flip Answer A long period with little or no rainfall, leading to a shortage of water. Question What is irrigation? Tap to flip Answer Applying water to land to supply crops and other plants. Question When does water stress occur? Tap to flip Answer When demand for water exceeds the amount available over a certain period, or when poor quality restricts its use. Question Besides population growth, what is increasing global food consumption? Tap to flip Answer Economic development. Question Why does economic development raise the demand for food? Tap to flip Answer As people become richer they eat more meat, so more grain or grazing land is needed to feed the animals. Question Give one factor that affects food supply. Tap to flip Answer E.g. climate, technology, pests, water stress or poverty. Question What is hydroponics? Tap to flip Answer Growing plants in water with mineral nutrient solutions, without soil. Question What is aeroponics? Tap to flip Answer Growing plants in a mist environment without soil. Question What is biotechnology? Tap to flip Answer Using technology to modify organic products or processes, for example genetically engineering crops. Question Give one example of how biotechnology can help increase food supply. Tap to flip Answer Producing genetically modified crops that are drought-resistant. Question What is appropriate technology? Tap to flip Answer Technology suited to the needs, skills, knowledge and wealth of local people in the environment where they live. Question What does the new green revolution aim to do? Tap to flip Answer Boost food production in ways that benefit poor farmers bypassed by the original green revolution and conserve the environment. Question Did the original green revolution come from genetically modified crops? Tap to flip Answer No. It came from hybridising existing crop varieties (and using pesticides), not from genetic modification. Question In which country is the Mwea Irrigation Scheme? Tap to flip Answer Kenya. Question What kind of development is the Mwea Irrigation Scheme? Tap to flip Answer A large-scale agricultural development. Question What is a sustainable food supply? Tap to flip Answer Food produced in ways that avoid damaging natural resources, give social benefits and contribute to local economies. Question What is organic farming? Tap to flip Answer Growing food without artificial chemicals such as fertiliser and pesticide. Question What is permaculture? Tap to flip Answer A farming system based on patterns and features seen in natural ecosystems, such as greater biodiversity and intercropping. Question What is urban farming? Tap to flip Answer Growing crops and raising animals in towns and cities, including processing and distributing food and reusing food waste. Question Give one sustainable strategy for increasing food supply. Tap to flip Answer E.g. organic farming, eating seasonal food or reducing waste. Question Which sustainable farming method is used in the Rangpur region of Bangladesh to increase food supply? Tap to flip Answer Sandbar-cropping. Question Besides the environment, what kinds of benefit can sustainable food production bring? Tap to flip Answer Social and economic benefits, such as improving food security and reducing poverty. Question What are food miles? Tap to flip Answer The distance food travels from where it is produced to where it is consumed (not necessarily measured in miles). Question What are desire lines? Tap to flip Answer Lines on a map showing the simple direction of movement from one place to another. Question Why do great circle routes look curved on a 2D map? Tap to flip Answer They are straight-line routes that account for the curvature of Earth. Question In GIS, what is a pop-up? Tap to flip Answer A read-only display of attribute information (such as text, images or charts), often linked to a location. Question What do GIS desire lines follow? Tap to flip Answer Great circles. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage GCSE (Years 10–11) Course GCSE Geography Unit Global pattern of food resources Exam boards AQA England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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